Syrian MoD video shows Syrian forces backed by Russian choppers, shelling on the western outskirts of Suknah, destroyed vehicles including a burned out tank and BMP and footage overlooking the first buildings of Sukhna in eastern Homs, Syria.

The Lebanese army will not coordinate with the Syrian Army to fight against IS in the Lebanese-Syrian border zone, a military source told Reuters today, rejecting a local media report of direct military cooperation between the two.

IS claims twenty government forces were killed in a SVBIED attack west of Sukhnah when "Abu-Bara al-Qalamuni" detonated his explosive vehicle in front of a headquarters in which Syrian Army personnel were fortified.

Chechen leaders Abdulhakim Shishani, Salahdeen Shishani & Muslim Shishani in an address to people of Syria jointly state on video impartial stance to internal problems or fighting/unwilling to participate. Except for military operations. Or unless unanimous verdict by scholars on what to fight.

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said the group would fight in the coming assault on an Islamic State pocket on the country's border with Syria, which he said would begin within a few days.

Intensive bombardment with artillery shells and GRAD rockets by Government forces targeting the villages of Hawash, Beit Ras al-Ras, Hawija, al-Hawiz, and the outskirts of Qalaat al-Madiq in al-Ghab plain west of Hama, Syria.

Ahlal Diyar Op. Room shares more footage of their failed attack on Ayn Daqnah a while ago, including a moment where they cause a huge explosion after striking a vehicle which the YPG/SDF obtained from the FSA after their attack on Ayn Daqnah was foiled and they had withdrawn.

Earlier today, Ajnad al-Kavkaz and HTS inghimasis raided Government positions on Tell Bizam and Ma'an and after 3 hours of intense clashes and killing and injuring dozens of them, the inghimasis withdrew from the points they captured earlier in northern Hama, Syria.

CNN reports based on US officials that Russia and the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are attempting to entice US-backed rebels based at the At Tanf garrison in southern Syria to switch sides, in an apparent bid to oust the coalition from a strategic piece of real estate that is seen as crucial to Syria and Iran's long-term interests in the region.

Turkey designates East Turkistan Islamic Party also known as the East Turkistan Islamic Movement as a terrorist organisation. China and Turkey agree w/ each other that anti-terror cooperation and common security are in their core interest. China expressed its appreciation & support of Turkey's decision to list the group as a terror org. The ETIP is active in both Syria and Afghanistan.

Hamzah ibn Abdul Muttalib brigade (apart of Ahrar al-Sham) have killed and injured a group of Government soldiers in a successful ambush on the Ma`ara Masreen-Idlib route. Later releasing a video with the killed Government soldiers visible in the background.

Maghawir al-Thawra are willing to go to SDF-held Shaddadi as long as they 1) do not have to coordinate with the SDF 2) do not have to be related to SDF 3) are guaranteed that Deir ez-Zour will be fully for Maghawir al-Thawra.

FSA Maghawir al-Thawra commander confirms that they plan to move onto Deir Ezzor with other FSA groups from their base in al-Hasakah soon. MaT negotiated over the base with US/SDF. Confirms they have a presence there (so does Jaysh al-Nukhba). Operations will reportedly begin south of Markada.